Policies & Programs, filtered by "Housing and Transit" and "Public Health Professionals and Advocates"
Policies and programs that can improve health
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Healthy home environment assessments
Train volunteers, professionals, or paraprofessionals to help residents assess and remediate environmental home health risks and recommend low cost changes (e.g., improved ventilation, integrated pest management, etc.)
Household lead control education interventions
Inform parents about lead exposure pathways and cleaning and hygiene techniques and undertake minor repairs or specialized cleaning
Lead paint abatement programs
Eliminate lead-based paint and contaminated dust by removing or encapsulating lead paint, or removing lead painted fixtures and surfaces
Radon mitigation programs
Prevent radon from entering occupied buildings and reduce existing indoor air radon levels via soil depressurization, home or room pressurization, heat recovery ventilation, etc.
Service-enriched housing
Provide permanent, basic rental housing with social services available onsite or by referral, usually for low income families, seniors, and people with disabilities